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November 30, 2005 | Law.com

Are Arbitration Agreements in Job Applications Enforceable?

With increasing frequency, employers in many industries are embracing the use of arbitration as the exclusive dispute resolution mechanism with their employees. Two recent cases addressed the enforceability of arbitration agreements contained in job applications -- and came to opposite conclusions. Jeffrey S. Klein and Nicholas J. Pappas, partners at Weil, Gotshal & Manges, discuss those cases and their significance for employers who might be thinking of using such clauses.
12 minute read
October 22, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Domestic Dispute Raises Major Constitutional Issues

The combination of a mailbox and toxic chemicals transformed an assault stemming from a domestic dispute into a federal prosecution under the Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act of 1998. And in the nation's high court, that prosecution now pits the federal government against states.
7 minute read
July 09, 1999 | Law.com

Captive Market Yields High Rates

Carol Martindale-Taylor was a college student when she fell in love with an inmate 2,000 miles away in Virginia -- a man she would eventually marry. Martindale-Taylor faced astronomical phone bills driven up by surcharged collect calls from the prison. She now co-chairs the Maryland chapter of Citizens United for the Rehabilitation of Errants (CURE), a national prison reform organization trying to cut the cost of prison phone service with pro bono assistance.
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April 05, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

Social Media Law Center - News Articles

Welcome to the Social Media Law Center, an online service of The Legal Intelligencer. In this section you will find a collection of news articles analyzing the legal issues and emerging trends in social media law.
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August 01, 2007 | National Law Journal

Misguided approach

Much of the bitter division in the U.S. Supreme Court's two decisions on racial integration in Seattle and Louisville, Ky., stems from the profound differences in setting the objectives of public education. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. thinks that the legacy of Brown v. Board was eliminating explicit racial classifications. Justice Stephen G. Breyer in dissent, and even Justice Anthony M. Kennedy as the pivotal fifth vote, demurred from that rigid vision.
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April 26, 2006 | Law.com

Scalia's Mistake

Brian Fizpatrick knows that Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is an opinionated guy -- he clerked for him several years ago. Sometimes, Fitzpatrick writes, the justice makes a mistake. He isn't referring to Scalia's now-famous Sicilian hand-gesture, or the decision not to recuse himself in cases in which he's seen to have preconceived opinions on the issues. In fact, Fitzpatrick says, the mistake would be to recuse in those instances, and perpetuate the myth that judges enter every case as blank slates.
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June 22, 2012 | Daily Business Review

Judge tells Louis Vuitton to take a joke in 'Hangover' case

Warner Bros. banked on getting some laughs in a scene in The Hangover: Part II, when one of the characters bungles the name of his counterfeit designer luggage. The scene didn't amuse Louis Vuitton, but it did a federal judge.
4 minute read
October 17, 2012 | National Law Journal

Defendants agree to butt out of North Face parodies

The strange saga of a college student who launched parody brands of an outdoor clothing company appears to have come to a conclusion. The North Face and the makers of "South Butt" and "Butt Face" parody products have filed a joint consent judgment of contempt.
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April 20, 2005 | Law.com

Appearance-Based Discrimination Suits Are on the Rise

Companies that regulate their workers' appearance -- from banning tattoos to mandating makeup -- are facing a growing number of appearance-based discrimination lawsuits, involving everything from eyebrow rings to sexy clothing. "It's not the IBM loose white shirt world anymore," said employment attorney Henry Perlowski, who predicted that as more and more "different" looking people enter the work force, "the tensions between culture and policy are going to escalate."
4 minute read
December 17, 2012 | Daily Report Online

Demystify foreign e-discovery

One of the most vexing problems for global companies and their lawyers is how to identify, collect and use electronically stored information in e-discovery without ending up in jail or facing huge fines.
7 minute read

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